Legal Opinion
Perkins v. American Electric Power Fuel Supply, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2004No. Nos. 02-3494, 02-3531PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty case, in which the plaintiff alleged negligence under the Jones Act and unseaworthiness under general maritime law, is here on appeal for the second time. In the first appeal, we reversed the district court’s determination that the defendant was not hable and remanded the case for a hearing on damages. Both parties now challenge the district court’s damages calculation.
The defendant’s primary argument is that the district court erred in refusing to prorate damages on the basis of the plaintiffs alleged contributory negligence. The district court…
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